Winning Recipes For the Big Game

We’re still a few weeks away from the biggest event in football, but we all know throwing a party is a must. Sunday’s game will be filled with non-stop football action, your friends and family, and of course, food. Because there isn’t a party without the food! To help keep you from missing any of the day’s festivities, we came up with some easy recipes so you can spend less time cooking and more time enjoying the game!

Big Game Pan Nachos

These Nachos are a combination of crunchy and soft, and sure to be a gametime favorite!

Mix chopped tomatoes, white onion, and cilantro together in a bowl. Add salt, pepper, cumin and lime to taste. Set aside

Nachos

2

Brown ground beef in a 10-inch or larger skillet over medium heat, drain, add the package of taco seasoning and water (follow directions of taco seasoning package to complete this step)

3

Line the baking pan with parchment paper and spread tortilla rounds across the pan, spread the refried beans onto the tortilla chips (you don’t have to cover all the chips or use all the) some chips should be left uncovered for crunch.

4

Top chips and beans with all the ground beef then completely cover with cheese.

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Preheat oven to 350° F and place the meat and chip mixture into the oven for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Remove from oven (you only have to heat the nachos in the oven to melt the cheese so keep an eye on it!)

6

Remove from oven and place on a heat safe surface (Be careful the pan will be hot!)

7

Spread a layer of sour cream over the melted cheese, then cover the nachos with chopped lettuce, and add a layer of Pico de Gallo, Avocado and jalapeno peppers. Enjoy!

Ingredients

1lbground beef

1package taco seasoning

13ozbag tortilla rounds

16ozcan refried beans

12ozshredded mexican blend cheese

1head of lettuce, chopped

3jalapenos

4medium tomatoes, chopped

¼cupcilantro, chopped

½cupwhite onion, chopped

salt and pepper to taste

pinch of cumin

½lime for juice

2avocados, cubed

1cupsour cream

Directions

Pico de Gallo

1

Mix chopped tomatoes, white onion, and cilantro together in a bowl. Add salt, pepper, cumin and lime to taste. Set aside

Nachos

2

Brown ground beef in a 10-inch or larger skillet over medium heat, drain, add the package of taco seasoning and water (follow directions of taco seasoning package to complete this step)

3

Line the baking pan with parchment paper and spread tortilla rounds across the pan, spread the refried beans onto the tortilla chips (you don’t have to cover all the chips or use all the) some chips should be left uncovered for crunch.

4

Top chips and beans with all the ground beef then completely cover with cheese.

5

Preheat oven to 350° F and place the meat and chip mixture into the oven for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Remove from oven (you only have to heat the nachos in the oven to melt the cheese so keep an eye on it!)

6

Remove from oven and place on a heat safe surface (Be careful the pan will be hot!)

7

Spread a layer of sour cream over the melted cheese, then cover the nachos with chopped lettuce, and add a layer of Pico de Gallo, Avocado and jalapeno peppers. Enjoy!

Don’t let your guests wait for the game on an empty stomach. Prepare these pregame snacks to keep them happy! This recipe is super easy to make with the simplest ingredients, and there’s no doubt that your guest will enjoy these bites!

In a large mixing bowl, add in the softened cream cheese, minced garlic, parsley, basil, chives, and milk. With an electric hand mixer, mix ingredients on MEDIUM. Mix until everything is combined and smooth. Let the spread chill in the fridge for an hour or until you serve.

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While the spread is chilling the in fridge, you can cut out your cheese slices into football shapes with a football cookie cutter or use a knife to cut out a football-like shape.

Building your pregame bites

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Take a cracker, spread the garlic and herb mixture onto a cracker. Top with a pepperoni slice then a football cheese slice. Omit pepperoni slices for a meatless option. Top the crackers with chive stems to make laces on a football.

Ingredients

8colby jack cheese slices

8pepperoni slices

8ozcream cheese, softened

3tbspmilk

1tspminced garlic

3tbspparsley, finely chopped

2tbspbasil, finely chopped

2tbspchives, finely chopped

chive stems for garnish

Equipment

football cookie cutter

Directions

Garlic and Herb Spread

1

In a large mixing bowl, add in the softened cream cheese, minced garlic, parsley, basil, chives, and milk. With an electric hand mixer, mix ingredients on MEDIUM. Mix until everything is combined and smooth. Let the spread chill in the fridge for an hour or until you serve.

2

While the spread is chilling the in fridge, you can cut out your cheese slices into football shapes with a football cookie cutter or use a knife to cut out a football-like shape.

Building your pregame bites

3

Take a cracker, spread the garlic and herb mixture onto a cracker. Top with a pepperoni slice then a football cheese slice. Omit pepperoni slices for a meatless option. Top the crackers with chive stems to make laces on a football.

These little smokies are packed with a sweet and spicy flavor, and are incredibly easy to make. Just throw everything in a slow cooker before your guests arrive. This recipe will sure be a winner at your football party!

First, preheat your oven to 375F. Lightly grease your baking pan and then set aside. In a large mixing bowl, add in the ingredients in the following order- flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, baking powder, eggs, butter, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract.

2

Once you have combined the ingredients, using an electric hand mixer– beat the mixture until it’s smooth. Then once the mixture is smooth, pour the batter into baking pan.

3

Bake the brownies for about 25-30 minutes. Poke the brownies with a toothpick, if the toothpick comes out clean then the brownies are ready.

4

Take out the brownies when they are done, then let them cool down before you start cutting. After the brownies have cooled down, start making cutting your brownies into football shapes using a football shaped cookie cutter.

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Then, take each football and spread chocolate fudge frosting on top and use vanilla icing as the lacing on the football.

Ingredients

1cupall-purpose flour

¾cupcocoa powder

2cupssugar

½tspsalt

¼tspbaking powder

3eggs

½cupmelted butter

¼cupvegetable oil

2tspvanilla extract

chocolate fudge icing

vanilla icing

Equipment

9X13 baking pan

football shaped cookie cutter

Directions

1

First, preheat your oven to 375F. Lightly grease your baking pan and then set aside. In a large mixing bowl, add in the ingredients in the following order- flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, baking powder, eggs, butter, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract.

2

Once you have combined the ingredients, using an electric hand mixer– beat the mixture until it’s smooth. Then once the mixture is smooth, pour the batter into baking pan.

3

Bake the brownies for about 25-30 minutes. Poke the brownies with a toothpick, if the toothpick comes out clean then the brownies are ready.

4

Take out the brownies when they are done, then let them cool down before you start cutting. After the brownies have cooled down, start making cutting your brownies into football shapes using a football shaped cookie cutter.

5

Then, take each football and spread chocolate fudge frosting on top and use vanilla icing as the lacing on the football.